The Civilized Realms and the Near Wilderness

[Diamond]

This is my January 2018 Challenge entry (under a different name: The Great Railroad). It shows part of a continent that has suffered not only ecological collapse in it's past, but also a terrible civil war which tore apart the main Empire that use to dominate this part of the world. Technology level is around late 19th century, but so infused with sorcery that its sometimes not easy to draw a parallel with our world's counterparts. A good example is the Railmen's Guild and their locomotives. They are a fusion of steam tech and magic; one of the main components of the engine is a thing called an Urn, which can take anything fed into it and turn it into fuel. Without the Urn, the engine can be run with back-up coal reserves, etc., but much more inefficiently.

Map credits:

Challenge Idea: Chashio
Map names: Mouse, ladiestorm, myself
Mountain icons: Schwarzkreuz
Font: Roman Antique
Coastline waves 'tutorial': Kelleri

[FrancescaBaerald]

great job! I love the colour tones you have chosen

[Kellerica]

Awesome work, D! Glad my little coastlines thing was useful! Needless to say the colors kick major ass.

[nopkin]

Congratulations again, Diamond! An outstanding map. It's so polished! I love the bold outlines and the crisp details.

[Ilanthar]

As always, I get the impression to feel and grasp the world your depicting with this map. You have a knack to get them alive, somehow.
I love the color palette and a lot of ideas both for the story and map elements itself. A great Diamond map!

[Wired]

Great Piece, you already had my vote.

[Eilathen]

Very good map, as always, D. The composition and overall feel is fantastic again.
I'm not that big of a fan of those mountains but it's not as bad as caterpillar-stuff

If i can, i'll Rep. you.

[Marleéne]

Great map. Really like the aged affect and the colors here.

[Diamond]

I'm not that big of a fan of those mountains but it's not as bad as caterpillar-stuff

Sometimes I want to reach through the internets and strangle you. Meant with nothing but love, of course.

[Kellerica]

Sometimes I want to reach through the internets and strangle you. Meant with nothing but love, of course.

Oi, behave you guys, behave!